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Old Jan 27, 2020, 5:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Flying Lawyer
Is there a similar waiver for the US in place? Last report was that the current flue epidemic resulted in 2900 deaths and 55.000 cases of hospitalization. Considerung the fact that China has about 5 times the population of the US the US situation is by far more severe.
The flu in the United States is a known entity. The coronavirus in China is a new strain. As such, scientists are still trying to determine the basics of the disease and how to fight it.

Originally Posted by Flying Lawyer
To my belief this is nothing but a campaign against China.
I'm really confused by this statement. Are you saying that the CDC/US Government shouldn't be warning their citizens not to travel to a place where a new deadly virus has broken out?
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